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Managing Fear While Diving
Fear is the cold wave of emotion that can feel like a solid barrier against forward movement. One of the most primitive of human emotions,...
15 October 2024
Safety
Popular, and tricky. The Top 6 Dive Sites That Demand Extra Caution
Exploring some of your favorite dive destinations. Here’s what you need to know to dive them safely and confidently Divers, as we all know, are...
26 September 2024
Incident insights
Dealing With the Unexpected
Situational awareness and safety fundamentals can save the day. When conditions took an abrupt and unexpected turn during an exotic warm-water dive, our dive leader decided to abort. His awareness of the group’s abilities, the worsening weather conditions and the intensifying sea state led him to make the first of several good decisions that were made that day. As a group, we began to swim away from the reef where...
27 August 2024
Features
The Top 5 Reasons Why Diving Insurance Claims Get Denied
When it comes to insurance policies, nothing is more frustrating than having a claim rejected. After all, what’s the use of an insurance that doesn’t...
08 August 2024
Prepared diver
Carbon Dioxide – the Dreaded Enemy (part 3)
Precautions and countermeasures to improve diver safety In the first part of this little series on carbon dioxide in diving, I shared a personal close-call...
24 July 2024
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